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From determining your desired level of involvement to establishing realistic expectations, Rosenberg and Lampard offer practical information that will help you connect with the volunteer opportunity that’s right for you.

Advance praise for Giving from Your Heart, A Guide to Volunteering:

“Giving from Your Heart, A Guide to Volunteering is an excellent book to help motivate people of all generations and walks of life to engage in volunteer service. The book is a terrific guide for getting started, with educational and entertaining information, as well as real-life stories that provide powerful inspiration. Especially helpful for Baby Boomers—our largest rising population of volunteers…”
—Michelle Nunn, President and CEO, Hands On Network

“Giving from Your Heart is inspired and inspiring—at once a wonderful resource recognizing ordinary Americans doing extraordinary work and a roadmap for all of us to become more engaged in the life of our communities.”
—Marc Freedman, author of Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America

“In Giving from Your Heart, Bob Rosenberg and Guy Lampard provide us with unique insight and inspiration about the value of sharing through volunteering. Their inspirational stories and logical approach to effective volunteering will help to illuminate a path toward satisfying and effective experiences.”
—from the Foreword by Robert K. Goodwin, CEO, Points of Light Foundation

The authors have gifted Giving from Your Heart, A Guide to Volunteering to Volunteer For Good, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate, inspire and assist in connecting people with volunteering.

Volunteering is an important way to cultivate compassion, gratitude, and empathy in children and to bring families together in meaningful ways. For busy parents who want to spend time with their kids while still contributing to their community, family volunteering is an op-portunity to combine two commitments into one. This book is -perfect for every family because it offers flexibility—-volunteer for long-term projects or one-time events. Whether you have a two-year-old or an eighteen-year-old, you’ll find everything you need to know to have a fulfilling and fun volunteer experience, from finding the right opportunity for your family to answering hesitations you may have. The perfect book for families who want to do good things for their community, spend quality time together, and have fun!

The Busy Family’s Guide to Volunteering shows you how to access the resources and information available to find volunteer opportunities that meet the needs of your family. Every family can begin volunteering -together today with the wonderful ideas provided, such as volunteering:

To start a neighborhood garden
At animal shelters
At children’s museums
At schools reading to children
For disaster relief organizations
For campaigns for candidates running for office
For campaigns to ban land mines
And many more!

Jenny Friedman has published over one hundred articles for both local and national magazines, including Parents, Parenting, and American Baby.